President 

                                                                                               Narbir Angbo (2021-2024)

It is with great pleasure and deep humility that I address you as the newly appointed 10th President of KYC UK. The honour and privilege bestowed upon me to lead this vibrant and dedicated community are truly humbling, and I am filled with gratitude as I take on this responsibility.

First and foremost, I want to express my heartfelt thanks to all the founding members who, in 2003, played a pivotal role in establishing KYC UK. Your unwavering commitment and tireless efforts have laid a strong foundation for an organization that continues to thrive and positively impact our community. I deeply appreciate the legacy you have built, and I am fully committed to carrying it forward with the same dedication and vision.

Over the past 18 years, I have had the privilege of serving in various capacities within KYC UK, including as an area representative for Doncaster, webmaster, media coordinator, and vice president. These experiences have prepared me for the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead. I am committed to leading our organization with passion, integrity, and a steadfast commitment to our shared values.

During my tenure, one of my primary focuses will be on amending the KYC UK constitution and regulations to reflect our evolving needs. I am especially dedicated to promoting and enhancing cultural awareness, with a particular emphasis on the Limbu language and script among our younger generation. Initiatives such as the Yakthung Kusha Chumbho establishment and the Tanchhopa Patrika Fund setup in Nepal are close to my heart. Through these and other projects, I aim to deepen the involvement of our youth in the organization and the broader community, transcending geographical boundaries and fostering strong connections.

Our strength as a community lies in our unity, and I am committed to nurturing a sense of togetherness within KYC UK. This extends to all the Chumlung across the international community, where I intend to collaborate with Presidents from around the world to create a unified Chumlung, serving Kiratis across the globe.

In addition to our cultural endeavors, I recognize the importance of addressing essential aspects of our Chumlungden. I am committed to improving our drinking water facilities, maintaining the Barn/Chumlung Him, enhancing toilet facilities, ensuring proper storage for KYC UK property, publishing the KYC UK 20 Years Smarika, and setting up temporary football grounds. These initiatives are vital for the well-being and progress of our community, and I am dedicated to seeing them through to completion.

As we move forward together, I am eager to work collaboratively with each of you. I encourage every member to actively participate, share your ideas and suggestions, and extend your support. Let us embrace the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead, and together, we will write the next chapter in the remarkable journey of KYC UK. Our collective efforts will make a lasting impact and ensure the continued success of our beloved organization.

Jaya Kirat Yakthung Chumlung UK

 

 

 

 

Message from the President

It is a special honour and privilege to have the opportunity to be appointed as the President of the KYC UK. Since the beginning of my tenure as the President of the Kirant Yakthung Chumlung (KYC UK) since 29th September 2018, I, along with the Central Executive Committee team and all the KYC UK Branch Committees Members have been committed in working towards the best interest of the Limbus’ community and the organisation.

My main goal as the President is to further promote and enhance cultural and historical awareness, amongst the younger generation, by introducing a further innovative project/event in order to integrate them further within the organisation and the community. As the KYC UK President, I will always welcome our members’ suggestions and will commit to remain fair and transparent in decision making. My team is also committed in promoting Kirat Yakthung Chumlung UK’s values, and will ensure a close integration with the other local communities are upheld.

The KYC UK will continue to organise several events every year such as Sisekpa Tangnam, Chasok Tangnam and Balihang Tangnam. We will also continue to organise sports events such as Yalambarhang Football and Badminton tournaments. All members are encouraged to participate and support these events to make them successful.

We are pleased to inform all KYC UK members that following a successful Chumlung Den Property purchasing project of the 25.33 Acres of land at Congelow Farm Cottage, Benover Road, Yalding, in Maidstone, on 13 July 2018, we are planning to hold our 2019’s Sisekpa Tangnam in the property. On the same day, the historical opening ceremony celebration of the “Chumlung Den” will also be held.

I would like to extend my special thanks to the Chumlung Den Purchase Project Committee (PPC), Coordinator Retd Maj Chitraj Hukpa Chongbang, Vice Co-ordinator Kamala Limbu, Secretary Rajen Labung , Property research coordinators Retd Capt Mahendra Limbu and property research Assistance Kaji Samyu, former Central Executive Committee including branch committees, all generous contributors and KYC UK members for their valuable hardship and contribution to make the project successful. I would like to acknowledge that our property will require further development and that would warrant further financial investment. As our community’s strength lies on our members’ interest and valuable effort, such projects can only be accomplished with effective team work and unity. On behalf of the KYC UK Central Executive Committee and Executive Committee Members, I would therefore urge all members and everyone to come together to help and support the future project in aid of further development plans which will be presented in due course.

I would like to cordially request all Limbus across the UK to join us on our historical opening ceremony day of the Chumlung Den, and the celebration event of SISEKPA TANGNAM 2019, in the KYC UK’s own property this year. Your participation will greatly help in preservation and promotion of our culture and traditions for many years to come.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those involved in the community, whether as volunteering individuals or as members of the team that simply keep us going. Your continued input and valuable support will be paramount in enabling the KYC UK to achieve its objectives and future plans.

JAI KIRANT YAKTHUNG CHUMLUNG UK

TILBIKRAM SAMBAHANGPHE

PRESIDENT


Message from the President

I was born on the 11th of April 1968 at a village Thechombo, Ward No. 6 Taplejung in rural Nepal. Moreover, I was born into an extended family including three brothers and five sisters from my late father Birdhoj Menyangbo and late mother Aita Maya (Ijam) Menyangbo. Amongst the children, I am the youngest son in my family and we migrated to Jhiljhile, Ward No. 2 Satashidham at the age of seven. There onwards, I spent my entire childhood where I have collected my best memories which are treasured in my mind therefore I do still reminisce to this day. I studied a Kindergarten to Primary level education in Thechombo and attended a Lower Secondary School in Jhapa. For further education, I had moved to Dharan where I completed my Upper level education which was my School Leaving Certificate (SLC) from the Public Higher School. I can recall my first job was as a retail shopkeeper whilst seeking a permanent work placement in Jhapa. In 1987, I was recruited into the British Army in the Brigade of Gurkhas while I was still seeking local job opportunities. During my time in the Armed Forces, I have been deployed to many operations and countries such as Bosnia Herzegovina, Africa, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Falkland Island, Canada, Tonga, Cyprus, Fiji, East Timor and Hawaii. Finally, I retired with the completion of 17 years loyal service to Her Majesty and the British Crown in 2004.

Socially, I have always been a keen, thoughtful and active individual for humanitarian work or aid. Wherefore, I was selected as an Assistant Treasurer of the Kirat Yakthum Chumlung UK (KYCUK) in 2009. Personally, this was a huge honour and I also founded the Geo-Culturals of Limbu society such as Chyabrung dance (Ke Lang), Dhaan Naach (Ya Lang) and Yalambarhang Badminton Cup in the UK.
These societies were formed with the intention to conserve our own Limbu’s long standing, cultures, tradition and script particularly for the next posterity. In 2013, I was selected for two years tenure as a Treasurer of the Kirat Yakthum Chumlung UK (KYCUK) which I took the responsibility and acted to the best of my knowledge. From 2014 to 2017, I was selected to the Senior Vice Chairman of the Kirat Yakthum Chumlung UK (KYCUK). Then from 2017 onwards, I was selected as the Chairman of the KYCUK unanimously.

Lastly, I would like to extend my humble gratitude to all Election Board Committee members, Patron Members, Advisors, Centre Committee members of KYCUK, Regional Committee members, Local County Committee members and all General members of the Kirat Yakthum Chumlung (KYCUK). I am grateful to you all for your help and support especially on selecting the new Committee members for the KYCUK. It has been well appreciated that without your conscientious and decision, it would not have been possible to make this 9th KYCUK General Convention successful. It is indeed due to your generous help that I am still expecting support in the forthcoming future. Like always, I will strive to the best of my capacity to help towards this organisation in any way I can. My forthcoming intention is to complete this existing project on purchasing Chumlung Him (CHP) in the UK. However before concluding my writing on my thoughts and willingness, I would like to highlight about our posterity which the sole intention of the purpose on why we are doing this should not be forgotten. The sole purpose and in my perspective, the final intention is for our youth to inherit our all and everything towards the next generation. As a result, I would like to encourage the youth to come forward, takeover and maintain this historical property of Limbu caste effectively following their forefathers footstep.

Asewaro and Jay Kirat Yakthung Chumlung UK

Kind Regards

Dilsing Menyangbo
Chairman KYCUK


 शुभ कामना

किरात याक्थुङ चुम्लुङ यु.के.का सम्पूर्ण तुत्तुगेन तुम्याङ्हाङ, याक्लागेन सुहाङ्सा:मा, साम्निबा यक्फा, सा-चेली, फु-नुसा, आदाङग्बा आदाङमा हा: र यस संस्थामा आवद्द सबै (केरेक) याक्थुङ्बाहरुमा किरात याक्थुङ चुम्लुङ युकेको आठौ राष्ट्रिय महाधिवेशन बाट नव-निर्वाचित अध्यक्ष म काजीमान यक्सो को ब्यक्तिगत तथा केन्द्रिय कार्य समितिको तर्फ बाट “लुङग्मेन्दिन लाम” सेवारो !

किरात याक्थुङ चुम्लुङ युके को भर्खरै मात्र सम्पन्न भएको आठौ राष्ट्रिय महाधिवेशनले मेरो नेत्रित्वमा नयाँ केन्द्रिय कार्य समितिको चयन गरेको छ। नयाँ कार्य समितिको चयनको निमित्त सहयोग गर्ने अध्यक्ष मन्डल,निर्वाचन समिती, आजीवन तथा संरक्षक सदस्यहरु तथा सल्लाहकार महानुभावहरु,अघिल्लो कार्य समितिका पदाधिकारी तथा सदस्यहरु र महाधिवेसन मा प्रतक्ष र परोक्ष रुपले सहयोग पुर्याउने सम्पूर्ण महानुभाव हरुलाई मेरो हृदय देखि नै धन्यवाद दिन चाहन्छु (लुङग्मेन्दिन लाम नोगेन पिईनिङरो)।

किरात याक्थुङ चुम्लुङ,यु.के.भनेको सम्पूर्ण यु.के. वासी याक्थुङ्बा हरुको सामाजिक,साँस्कृतिक र ऐतिहासिक पहिचान लाई संरक्षण  र प्रबर्दन गर्नको निमित्त स्थापित विशुद्ध सामाजिक संस्था हो। यसले स्थापना काल देखिनै वेलायत वासी लिम्बुहरुको हितको निम्ती विभिन्न सामाजिक तथा साँस्कृतिक कार्यहरु  सम्पन्न गर्दै आईरहेको छ।

किरात याक्थुङ चुम्लुङ युके को भावी दिनहरुलाई सही मार्गमा डोर्याउने जिम्मेवारी का साथ साथै मेरो नेत्रित्वमा रहेको कार्य समितिले युके वासी सम्पूर्ण याक्थुङ्बा हरुको हितको निमित्त धेरै चुनौती हरुको सामना गर्नु पर्ने समय आएको छ। यो कार्य समिती को सम्पूर्ण पदाधिकारी तथा सदस्यहरु साथै वेलायत भरिका सम्पूर्ण शाखाहरु बाट हुने एकता बद्द पहल बाट निस्चय नै हाम्रो उदेश्य प्राप्तिको निमित्त अगाडि बढन सक्दछौ भन्ने द्रिढ विश्वास तपाईं हरुलाई दिलाउन चाहन्छु। वर्तमान कार्य समितिले ल्याउने आगामी योजना तथा अहिले सम्म कार्यान्वयन हुन नसकेका योजनाहरु लाई आवश्यकता, उपयुक्तता र जनहितको आधारमा वैधानिक र वैज्ञानीक ढंगबाट संस्थागत गर्न यो कार्य समिती कटिबद्द रहने छ।

अझै पनि किरात याक्थुङ चुम्लुङ युके ले संस्था भित्र जन्मेका आन्तरिक वैचारिक द्वन्द,वैधानिकता र कार्यनिती हरुमा देखिएका विचलन र ध्रुविकरण जस्ता समस्या हरु बाट पूर्ण रुपमा निकास पाउन सकेको छैन। वेलायतका विभिन्न  शाखा हरु भित्र देखिएका आन्तरिक मतभेद ,द्वन्द र असहमती हरुको उचित सम्बोधन र समाधानका उपाय खोजी सवै शाखा हरुलाई विधानको परिधि भित्र गोलबन्द गराइ चुम्लुङ लाई समृद्द बनाउने कार्य नै यो कार्य समितिको पहिलो प्राथमिकता रहने छ।

दोस्रो चुनौती भनेको वेलायतमा चुम्लुङ हिम खरिद गर्ने कार्य हो। यो अवधारणा धेरै समय अगाडि देखी शुरु भएता पनि यसले अझै सम्म पूर्णता पाउन सकेको छैन। मेरो नेत्रित्वमा रहेको वर्तमान कार्य समितिले चुम्लुङ हिम खरिदको कार्य लाई पूर्णता दिने प्रतिबद्दता जाहेर गर्न चाहन्छु।

तेस्रो कुरो भनेको अवको नयाँ याक्थुङ्बा पिंढिहरुमा साँस्कृतिक रुपान्तरणको प्रकृया हो। युरोपेली संस्कृति को गर्भमा अहिले हाम्रो मौलिक याक्थुङ संस्कृति ले आफ्नो अस्तित्वनै गुमाउन सक्ने अवस्था आएको छ। यस अवस्थामा विभिन्न वर्ग र पुस्ताका याक्थुङ्बा हरुमा भाषा,लिपी ,ईतिहास ,साहित्य आदिको संरक्षण ,उत्थान र बिकास गर्न यो कार्य समिती प्रतिबद्ध रहने जानकारी गराउन चाहन्छु।

चौथो कुरो भनेको आपतकालिन सहयोग को ब्यबस्था हो । वेलायत वासी याक्थुङ्बाहरु लाई मृत्यु संस्कार तथा अन्य आपत कालिन समय आई परेमा वर्तमान कार्यसमिती बाट सक्दो सहयोग प्राप्त हुने प्रतिबद्दता दिन चाहन्छु।

वर्तमान कार्य समितिले मात्र चुम्लुङ को सम्पूर्ण कार्य योजना हरुलाई संस्थागत गर्न सक्दैन। किरात याक्थुङ चुम्लुङ युके लाई सर्बोतम जनहितको पक्षमा अगाडि बढाउन वेलायत वासी हरेक याक्थुङ्बा हरुको सहयोग र सल्लाह को आवश्यकता पर्दछ। राजनैतीक र वैचारिक धरातलमा विविधता रहेपनी किरात याक्थुङ चुम्लुङ युके जस्तो विशुद्द सामाजिक संस्था को उदेश्य पुरा गर्नको लागि हामी सबै एकजुट भई किरात याक्थुङ चुम्लुङ युके को सामुहिक मुल्य र मान्यतालाई निरन्तरता दिने विनम्र आह्वान का साथ मेरो दुई शब्द टुङ्ग्याउन चाहन्छु।

“आसेवारो”
जै किरात याक्थुङ चुम्लुङ युके !

काजीमान यक्सो
अध्यक्ष,के.वाई.सि.युके


 

शुभ कामना

आदरणिय किरात याक्थुङ चुम्लुङ युकेका तुम्याहाङ, बुद्धिजिवी बर्ग बुवा आमा तथासम्पूर्ण यस संस्थामा आवद्द दाजु भाई तथा दिदी बहिनिहरुमा यस किरात याक्थुङ चुम्लुङ युकेको सातौ महाधिवेशन बाट नव निर्वाचित अध्यक्ष म सुबाशचन्द्र जबेगुको तर्फबाट हार्दिक अभिवादन तथा आसेवारो ।

किरात याक्थुङ चुम्लुङ युके हामी याक्थुङ्बाहरुको भाषा, लिपी, धर्म, ईतिहास, साहित्य र संकृतिलाई जिवितै राख्न र अझ यसलाई बिकास गर्दै अगाडि बढनको लागी स्थापित भएर अहिले सातौ महाधिवेशन सम्म आइपुग्दा हामी लिम्बु समुदायको गौरवमय इतिहास बोकेको संस्थाको अध्यक्षमा यहाँहरुले पूर्ण विश्वास र भरोसा गरेर निर्बिरोध अथवा सर्वसम्मतिले संस्थालाई डोर्याउनको लागि अध्यक्ष पद सुम्पनु भएकोमा सम्पूर्ण महानुभावहरुलाई हार्दिक धन्यवाद दिन चाहन्छु । यो सातौ महाधिवेशन पुरा गर्नको लागि झन्डै सात हप्ता जती हामीले अभ्यास गर्यौ । हामी बिचको एकता र एकताको बिचमा बैचारिक संघर्स गरि बिबिध बिचारलाई घोलेर सहि निर्णय गरेर यसलाई व्यबहारमा रुपान्तरण गर्न हामी याक्थुङ्बाहरु सक्षम छौ भन्ने सन्देश यो सातौ महाधिवेशनले दिएको छ । ब्याक्तिगत स्वार्थ भन्दा संस्थाको हितको लागि हदै सम्म हामी त्याग गर्न सक्छौ भन्ने उधारण हामीले दिन सफल भयौ । यस सातौ महाधिवेशनमा उम्मेदवारी दर्ता गर्नुहुने पुर्व उपाध्यक्ष श्री जय मादेन ज्यु, पुर्व उपाध्यक्ष श्रीमती कमला लिम्बु ज्यु र पुर्व महासचिव श्री बिजय बिक्रम लिङ्देन ज्युले यस संस्थाको हितको लागि संस्थालाई बिखन्डन हुनबाट जोगाउनको लागि र हामी याक्थुङ्बाहरुको एकताको लागि आफ्नो उम्मेदवेरी फिर्ता गरेर हामी याक्थुङ्बा, याक्थुङ्माहरुको मन बिशाल छ जहाँ संसारका सबै मानिसहरु अटाउन सक्छन भन्ने अबिस्मरनिय सन्देश दिनुभएको छ । हामी लिम्बु जाती फुटन जान्दैनौ त्यसैले त हामी नहारेको जाती भयौ भनेर ईतिहासमा कोरिएको दस्तावेहहरु सत्य रहेछ भन्ने यो महाधिवेशनले पुष्टि गरेको छ ।

सम्पूर्ण दाजु भाई तथा दिदी बहिनिहरु, यस किरात याक्थुङ चुम्लुङ युकेका पुर्व अध्यक्ष श्री डम्बर सिङ्घक (लिम्बु) ज्यु र उहाको सम्पूर्ण टिम र यस संस्थालाई उचित सल्लाह दिनुहुने सल्लाहकार ज्युहरुलाई धेरै धेरै धन्यवाद दिन चाहन्छु । उहाहरुले यो छोटो दुई बर्षको कार्यकालमा अहोरात खटेर संस्थाको लागि कार्य गर्नु भयो साथै आफ्नो अस्वास्थ्यको बावजुद संस्थामा नयाँ आयमहरु लागु गराउनु भयो । त्यसकारण उहाँहरुले यस संस्थालाई पुर्‍याउनु भएको योगदानको कदर गर्दै पुर्व अध्यक्ष श्री डम्बर सिङ्घक (लिम्बु) ज्यु र उहाको कार्यसमिका पदाधिकारी ज्युहरु, इकाइ अध्यक्ष ज्युहरु र सम्पूर्ण पुर्व सल्लाहकार समितिका सदस्य ज्युहरुलाई हार्दिक धन्यवाद दिन चाहन्छु । यस संस्थाको भावी योजनाहरु अथवा पुर्व कार्यसमितिले गर्न नभ्याएका उचित योजनाहरुलाई पूर्णता दिने र यस संस्थालाई नयाँ सोच र बिचारले अगाडि बढाउने यस कार्यसमिति ढ्रिडताका लाग्नेछ । हाम्रो लिम्बु समुदायमा आफ्नो लिपिको साक्षरता ५ % पनि छैनौ भन्दा अन्यथा नहोला र अहिले यस बेलायतको बसोबासले भाषा समेत लोपन्मुख हुने अवस्थामा पुगेको छ । त्यसैले मेरो कार्यकालमा याक्थुङ भाषालाई प्रत्येक इकाइहरुमा लिम्बु भाषाको कक्षा संचालन गर्ने र याक्थुङ हिम खरिद गर्ने कार्यलाई पहिलो प्राथमिकतामा राखेर अगाडि बढने जानकारी गराउदछु । किरात याक्थुङ चुम्लुङ युके हामी याक्थुङ्बाहरुको एकमात्र आस्थाको केन्द्र भएको हुनाले यस संस्थालाई सहिमार्गमा डोर्याउनको लागि सम्पूर्ण तुम्याहाङ, बुद्दिजिवी बर्ग, क्षेत्रिय अध्यक्ष ज्युहरु लगाएत सम्पूर्ण यस संस्थामा आवध दाजु भाई तथा दिदी बहिनिहरुको सलाह सुझाव र सहयोगको अपेक्षा गर्दछु ।

अन्त्यमा: यस किरात याक्थुङ चुम्लुङ युके को अध्यक्ष को हैसियतले मेरो दुई बर्षको कार्यकालमा यस संस्थाको बिधानको परिधि भित्र रहेर मेरो बुद्दी, बिबेक र क्षतमताले भ्याए सम्म आफ्नो काम कार्यब्य र अधिकार प्रयोग गर्नको लागि कृयाशिल भएर लाग्ने छु भन्ने यहाँहरु संग प्रतिबद्धता जाहेर गर्दै बिदा चाहन्छु ।

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